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What was the ratification date for the last amendment added to the Pennsylvania state constitution?
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What is the process of adding a amendment to the US Constitution?
The amendment process has two steps, proposal and ratification. The amendment must first be proposed a 2/3 vote of congress or by 2/3 of the state legislatures. Ratification occurs with a 3/4 vote of the state legislatures or a 3/4 vote of state conventions made up of delegates (not necessarily legislators) elected by the people. See the related link for more detail.
Since the ratification of the bill of rights how many amendments are there to the constitution?
The constitution has been amended a total of 27 times. Of those, 17 were added after the Bill of Rights.
What do you call changes to the constitution?
In the US, changes made to the US Constitution are called Amendments. Excluding the 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights, the most important one can be the 13th amendment which abolished slavery in the USA.
What were the purpose and meaning of the Bill of Rights as it emerged from the ratification process?
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. The purpose and meaning of the Bill of Rights as it emerged from the ratification process, was to preserve the liberties England's revolution laws threatened.
What percentage of the state legislatures must ratify a proposed amendment before it is added to the constitution?
75%
Why Bill of Rights was added to the constitution?
It was added as a compromise between those that supported ratification of the Constitution, called Federalists, and those that were opposed to ratification, called Anti-federalists. Anti-federalists agreed to support ratification of the Constitution if the Bill of Rights was added later, which is why the Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Which was the First Amendment added to the Constitution after ratification of the Bill of Rights?
Any amendment after the tenth one. Pay attention to the question.
What was added to the constitution to get more people to support ratification?
The ratification wasn’t decided by the “people “ but by congress.
When was the 1ST amendment added to the Constitution?
The first amendment to the constitution was in 1791. It allowed the freedom of speech.
What was added to convince the opponents of the constitution to suppport ratification?
Bill of rights
What words were added in the preamble of the constitution of India by the 42 amendment?
which of the following words was added into preamble of the constitution by the 42nd amendment act 1976
When was the 6th amendment added to the constitution?
the 6th amendment was written in 1765.
Once an amendment has been added to the constitution the amendment can?
play basketball
When was the thirteenth amendment added to the constitution?
1_8_6_5
What is the 14 amendment when was added to the constitution?
1867
When was amendment IV added to the constitution?
1791
What was the first amendment added to the constitution?
Additions to the constitution are called amendments. The first amendment was :
